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HLR to LID: distance & flight time
Fort Hood (Hood Army Air Field) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
5,020 mi
8,079 km · 4,362 nm
10h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,020 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HLR — Hood Army Air Field · Fort Hood, United States
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HLR
Near LID
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol18 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport14 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base36 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HLR from LID?
The flight distance from Fort Hood (HLR) to Valkenburg (LID) is 5,020 miles (8,079 km, 4,362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HLR to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Fort Hood and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 7 hours ahead of Fort Hood.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HLR to LID?
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